Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanke) Sitting Bull is one of the most well-known American Indian chiefs for having led the most famous battle between Native and North Americans, the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.

“Pre-Columbian” is used especially often in the context of discussing the pre-contact Mesoamerican Indigenous societies: Olmec; Toltec; Teotihuacano’ Zapotec; Mixtec; Aztec and Maya civilizations; and the complex cultures of the Andes: Inca Empire, Moche culture, Muisca Confederation, and Cañari.

braves
Cutler’s book O Brave New Words! – Native American Loanwords in Current English: “Their warriors are called braves, to which honour no one can arrive without having previously plundered or stolen from the enemy.”

Depp is primarily of English descent, with some French, German, and Irish ancestry. This led to criticism from the Native American community, as Depp has no documented Native ancestry, and Native community leaders refer to him as “a non-Indian”.

Cahokia was the largest city ever built north of Mexico before Columbus and boasted 120 earthen mounds. The city was the center of a trading network linked to other societies over much of North America. Cahokia was, in short, one of the most advanced civilizations in ancient America.

Mr. Silverheels, a full-blooded Mohawk, was born on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada, and moved to the United States with his family in the 1930s. He said the Canadian government insisted on calling him Harold J.

The Indians’ lack of body hair is attributed to their Asian ancestry. What little they had, they usually plucked. Some tribes wore wispy mustaches: Navajos, Utes, Cherokees and some Northwest Coast tribes and Inuits.

120 mounds
Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800–1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some 120 mounds.

Decline (13th and 14th centuries) The population of Cahokia began to decline during the 13th century, and the site was eventually abandoned by around 1350.

He fought to avenge the murder of his mother, wife, and three children. eronimo is known to many as the fierce infamous native American leader who led numerous raids and wars against the Mexican and American military.

Ke-mo sah-bee (/ˌkiːmoʊˈsɑːbiː/; often spelled kemo sabe, kemosabe or kimosabe) is the term used by the fictional Native American sidekick Tonto as the “Native American” name for the Lone Ranger in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger. It has become a common catchphrase.

Thoroughbred quarter horse
— Even in the animal world, Hollywood stardom is all about timing. Take the 10-year-old Thoroughbred quarter horse called Silver who happened to be born with a pure white coat. The horse was a natural for animal scouts looking for the right horse to play the famous steed called Silver in the The Lone Ranger reboot.

This organization was called the Last Child [Society] (Ho-ksi-ha-ka-ta). They were all very brave warriors and always went out with him and fought with him. He picks the last child in the family. If they did get deeds or something very brave, then they would have greater honor than the first child.

Cheyenne military societies. Cheyenne military societies are one of the two central institutions of traditional Cheyenne Indian tribal governance, the other being the Council of Forty-four.

Among the Lakota there existed several Warrior Societies. From some of these, prominent men were chosen to serve in the a Aki’cita, a tribal police force, or guard unit, if you will. They also were responsible for the order of the annual Buffalo hunt.

Buffalo Warriors ( Hotóanótâxeo’o ), also known as Buffalo Bull or Bull, is a branch of the Shield Warriors Society. Bowstring Men ( Hema’tanónėheo’o, pl. Héma’tanóohese – ′Bowstrings, Lit: those who have bowstrings′), also known as the Owl Man’s Bowstring, because it was founded by the Cheyenne warrior named Owl Man.